High quality teachers are certainly the key to student achievement.

It tends to mix politics as opposed to what's best for students. More and more, as I speak to people, they very much want to see class size (the amendment) in place.

I'm trying to do one simple thing: tighten it up. I am only acting on the side of caution.

It's essential to Florida to pass a bill that focuses on suicide prevention because of our very high numbers.

Suicide is a major problem in Florida. I have been working with this for several years. It's important because the numbers are increasing among the young people and the elderly.

It's very important that we fund that and make sure that nobody touches it except for low-cost housing.

People more and more are very concerned about changing back to what we had in class size.

Today we're presenting a total package that in Florida, we don't only want to recruit you -- we want to retain you.

I was disappointed that the chamber didn't recognize that members do vote their consciences.